Group Name:Bridget Cooper,Caitlyn Fischer, Harue Sakuma
Unit Theme: 湯文化 In this unit, students will explore areas of interest within the topic of bathing in Japan. They will learn about onsen, yukata and tenugui, and how to take a bath in Japan.
Overview:
Pre-activity:
Vocabulary building
Schema construction
Accessing prior knowledge
Authentic materials include reading, listening, writing, with a focus on 'Computer Literacy'
Vocabulary and games
Grammar structures and mechanical exercises
Webquests
Quizlet
Goals and Instructional Objectives
Cooper:
Students can follow the proper procedure for bathing at an onsen, and know how to use bath utensils, especially tenugui. They also understand some other uses for tenugui, and can explain how to use them. They can use the grammatical forms ~おう (volitional form) and ～たら where appropriate.
Fischer:
Students can wear, fold and store yukata, as well as teach others how to do so. They can use the grammatical forms ~おう (volitional form) and てから form.
Sakuma:
Students can choose an appropriate onsen for the needs of a particular family, and recommend a particular onsen to visit. They will evaluate benefits of different onsen, based on the criteria of water quality, health benefits, activities and souvenirs.
Assessment:
Cooper:
Students will show their understanding of how to take a bath at an onsen, by doing an ordering activity with a partner (formative assessment.) Students will show their understanding of one bath utensil, the tenugui, by completing a webquest and doing a tenugui project (summative assessment).
Fischer:
Students will be able to properly wear a yukata (boys and girls) and describe in Japanese the process using 〜てからform and verb+おう form.
Sakuma:
Students can recommend an appropriate onsen for a particular family, and state the reasons why they can benefit from going to that onsen.
Students can connect to other cultures, and compare and contrast with their own cultures.
Group Name: Bridget Cooper, Caitlyn Fischer, Harue Sakuma
Unit Theme: 湯文化
In this unit, students will explore areas of interest within the topic of bathing in Japan. They will learn about onsen, yukata and tenugui, and how to take a bath in Japan.
Overview:
- Pre-activity:
Vocabulary buildingSchema construction
Accessing prior knowledge
- Authentic materials include reading, listening, writing, with a focus on 'Computer Literacy'
Vocabulary and gamesGrammar structures and mechanical exercises
Webquests
Quizlet
- WebQuest activities
Yukata WebquestTenugui Webquest
Onsen Webquest
- Assessment
Vocabulary Quiz (Formative), Yukata Video Project/Wiki feedback (Summative)Ordering Activity (Formative), Tenugui Webquest Project (Summative)
Onsen PhotoPeach Memory Project Final Assessment (Summative)
Goals and Instructional Objectives
Cooper:
Students can follow the proper procedure for bathing at an onsen, and know how to use bath utensils, especially tenugui. They also understand some other uses for tenugui, and can explain how to use them. They can use the grammatical forms ~おう (volitional form) and ～たら where appropriate.
Fischer:
Students can wear, fold and store yukata, as well as teach others how to do so. They can use the grammatical forms ~おう (volitional form) and てから form.
Sakuma:
Students can choose an appropriate onsen for the needs of a particular family, and recommend a particular onsen to visit. They will evaluate benefits of different onsen, based on the criteria of water quality, health benefits, activities and souvenirs.
Assessment:
Cooper:
Students will show their understanding of how to take a bath at an onsen, by doing an ordering activity with a partner (formative assessment.) Students will show their understanding of one bath utensil, the tenugui, by completing a webquest and doing a tenugui project (summative assessment).
Fischer:
Students will be able to properly wear a yukata (boys and girls) and describe in Japanese the process using 〜てからform and verb+おう form.
Sakuma:
Students can recommend an appropriate onsen for a particular family, and state the reasons why they can benefit from going to that onsen.
Students can connect to other cultures, and compare and contrast with their own cultures.